BISCUIT/ COOKIES

BISCUIT/ COOKIES

Recipe 1

Butter                       -           250g

Milk                           -           1 tablespoon

Castor sugar           -           140g

Egg                             -           1 (Yolk)

Salt                             -           1/2 teaspoon

Vanilla                      -           2 teaspoon

Flour                         -          300g

Direction

1.     Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl

2.     Add egg and vanilla extract and briefly beat

3.     Sift plain flour into the mixture and stir until well combined.

4.     Add milk and stir

5.     Roll dough into a 1/2inch thick sheet on a floured surface board and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter.

6.     Place in the greased tray and bake for 10mins

Recipe 2

Flour                          -           300g (2½ cups)

Baking powder       -           1 tablespoon

Salt                             -           ½ teaspoon

Butter cubed           -           8 tablespoon

Milk                            -           btw 150ml-200ml (3/4 cup)

Sugar                         -           1 teaspoon

Direction

1.     Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a container /bowl.

2.     Cut butter with fork into mixture and rub together until mixture resembles coarse crumbs

3.     Add half the milk into flour mixture while stirring with a fork, then add the remaining milk and mix together.(your dough must be sticky)

4.     Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and toss with flour until it’s no longer sticky. (knead gently with your finger)

5.     Roll dough into a ½ inch thick sheet

6.     Cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter.

7.     Place in the greased tray and bake for 10mins in a preheated oven.

Note: Shortening may be used in place of butter (same measurement) or 1/3

Cup of vegetable oil (83ml)

Measure the oil and pour it into a separate bowl and measure the milk and pour it on top of the oil. Do not stir or combine these liquids. Pour them together into the bowl containing the dry ingredients.

   

Easter biscuit

Recipe as that of biscuit plus egg, mixed spices, currant and Castor sugar.

Method

Mix as biscuit. Add the mixed spices, powdered milk, a spoon of egg and dip the currant on each and put in the oven.

Spiced Orange Cookies

Recipe

Unsalted Butter                                        -           75g  

Honey                                                          -           30ml

Soft brown sugar (molasses sugar)    -           75g

Zest of one orange                                  

Flour                                                             -           225g

Cinnamon                                                   -           5ml

Orange Juice                                               -           10ml

Bicarbonate of soda                                 -           5ml

Method

1.     Place the butter, sugar, honey, orange zest and juice in a sauce pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted.

2.     Sieve the flour and dry ingredients in a bowl and add the melted ingredients. Mix well until the dough becomes firm.

3.     Place the dough in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 40 minutes.

4.     Roll out and cut out

5.     Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Dark Ginger Bread Biscuit

Flour                                     -           400g

Baking powder                  -           ½ tablespoon

Sugar                                     -           125g

Ground ginger                    -           2 teaspoon

Ground cloves                    -           ½ teaspoon

Unsalted butter                  -           125g

Black treacle/ molasses  -           125g

Lightly beaten egg             -           1

Direction

1.     Put the flour and spices in a bowl and cut the butter into small pieces and rub until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.

2.     Add the sugar, treacle/molasse and egg

3.     Mix to a dough, wrap and chill for at least 30mins

4.     Roll out the mixture on a floured surface, cut out rounds or squares and place on the baking sheets

5.     Bake for about 15mins until the shapes have risen slightly.

Vanilla Cookies

Unsalted butter     -           75g

1 egg beaten

Plain flour               -           275g

Golden syrup         -           30ml (2 tablespoon)

Baking powder     -           5ml (1 teaspoon)

Caster sugar           -           100g

Vanilla extract       -           2.5ml (½ teaspoon)

Method

1.     Place the dry ingredients into a bowl

2.     Add the butter and rub to resemble bread crumbs.

3.     Make a hollow in the centre and pour in the beaten egg, golden syrup and vanilla extract.

4.     Mix together well until you have a ball of dough.

5.     Place the dough in a plastic bag and chill in the fridge for 30minutes.

6.     Roll the dough out and cut out.

7.     Place the cookies on baking sheet and bake for 12-15mins